Planner warns procedural changes may shift more housing approvals to staff
Jul 31, 2026
Consultant Kurt Fisher told council that recent state legislation (referenced in the session as House Bill 40 37) constrains notification and hearing requirements and could move more housing approvals to administrative processes.
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Kurt Fisher told the council that recent procedural statutes change how local jurisdictions can review some housing applications and may reduce the role of public hearings: "House bill 40 37 revised the section of order and revised statutes that address certain objectives and placed more restrictions on the procedures that local jurisdictions apply to housing or housing complications."
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